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Does Paying for Airfare Count for Anything?Who flies for pleasure? That's indeed the million-dollar question. To most people the thought of flying anywhere whether for business or for holiday can translate into a stressful situation. Whether it's the ever-rising price of plane tickets, battling through crowded airports or anxiety about air travel in general. Overall, the experience is never a good one.

It sure doesn't come cheap... Choosing to travel by air requires not only finding the time to actually do it, but having a good long look at finances as well. Only a select few individuals can simply by tickets at a whim. It's true that the earlier they're purchased the cheaper they'll ultimately be, however, there's no escaping the fact that having to shell out a few hundred dollars will always be a given. That being said not only will the whole ordeal kill your bank account, but it will surely put a dent into your over-all stress level as well.

You get what you pay for, that's the golden rule of making any purchase right? Apparently, not anymore since most airlines have skipped over this well-known fact or have chosen to ignore it all together. More money no longer equals better service cause, there's no guarantee that passengers will actually get to keep what they've worked so hard to get.

This can't be real. There's got to be a catch right? Or some hidden camera filming a practical joke reality show testing individual reactions to extremely unusual situations? I hate to be the messenger of bad news, but these situations are indeed very real. Tossing passengers off flights they've paid good money to be on, has not only become a common occurrence, but a totally planned out scenario as well.

Most people may be wondering to themselves that this can't be real. Something just doesn't feel right. No it doesn't feel right that's correct, but there is a reality behind the insanity. Here's a hint, this motive may not do any good. However, it's the one thing that makes the world go round. Yup you guess it the green-eyed monster is none other than money.

The airline industry isn't any different from any other corporation in the business world. In order to survive they have to financially sustain themselves. How exactly is that done? Make a high amount of sales. Is that always going to be a guaranteed viable outcome? The good news for airlines is that it is. However, someone is always going to be unlucky enough to be the looser in any situation. In this case, the customer usually gets the short end of the deal. No longer are customers cherished rather another number and an easily replaceable commodity.

How are airlines managing to constantly find themselves having the upper hand? The answer is so simple. It's hard to believe patrons are only catching on to their little game now. What are they playing at? The art of over booking that's what. If every seat is booked the sales goals can be reached. After all once all seats are sold out then there's nothing left.

After all, what happened on the Titanic when there weren't enough life boats? People died simple as that. This sounds harsh I know. However, as you can see regulations and policies come before customers. Which makes the term “the customer is always right is nothing more than hot air and lip service.” It might as well be part of the company logo.

Passengers may no longer be left to drown in the icy Atlantic after hitting an iceberg because of the lack of space, but nevertheless, the physical and psychological consequences are just as brutal. This reality becomes more prevalent as a result of the latest incidents which occurred on a United Airlines flight to David Dao a doctor from Kentucky. Not only was he asked to vacate a seat he had lawfully paid for, but he was then physically removed, which resulted in a concussion, unconsciousness and a busted lip.

So much for customer service huh? This certainly makes purchasing highly overpriced plane tickets a lot harder to take. Why give our business to airlines who dislike their customers so much that it's consider acceptable to physically harm passengers in order to get them off the plane?